DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister said Tuesday that any dialogue between Syria and Turkey should follow Ankara’s announcement that it will withdraw its troops from all Syrian territories it controls. Faisal Mekdad’s comments during a joint news conference with Iran’s acting foreign minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, came after Turkey threatened in recent days […]
The European Commission, Euratex, and industriAll Europe partnership will involve a series of seminars and capacity-building workshops, as StitchTogether aims to enhance the capacity of social partners, empowering them to engage in national and European-level social dialogues more effectively. The project also seeks to foster constructive dialogue between employers and trade unions in the seven […]
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron decided Monday to lift the state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia in a move meant to allow political dialogue following the unrest that left seven people dead and a trail of destruction, his office said. The president’s office said in a statement the […]
GENEVA (AP) — High-level envoys from the United States and China are set to meet in Geneva on Tuesday for talks about artificial intelligence, including the risks of the fast-evolving technology and ways to set shared standards to manage it. The meeting, billed as an opening exchange of views, is the first under an inter-governmental […]
HAVANA — The Catholic Church in communist-run Cuba, which has been instrumental to resolving political tensions in the past, is proposing a national dialogue to help resolve the economic crisis that has gripped the island. In an interview with NBC News, Father Ariel Suárez, assistant secretary of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba, said […]
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said dialogue was needed to resolve heightened friction between arch-rivals Pakistan and India during a meeting in Riyadh with visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Sharif was making his first overseas visit since winning power in elections in February. He met with bin […]
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday called on China to talk to prevent more incidents like ramming vessels and the use of water cannons in the South China Sea. The Philippines continues to talk with China, and is exhausting all options to speak to Chinese leadership so as not to heat […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s leader has ruled out the payment of ransoms for nearly 300 schoolchildren abducted from their school in the conflict-hit north a week ago, raising questions from analysts on Thursday about how best to rescue the children without hurting them. Meanwhile, at least two people with extensive knowledge of the security […]
The UK government is in “dialogue” with the funeral industry as police investigate an alleged scandal at a business in Hull, the prime minister has said. Legacy Independent Funeral Directors is the subject of an investigation after officers recovered 35 bodies and suspected human ashes from the Hull-based firm. Officers cordoned off three of the […]
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called for discussions on a ceasefire in Ukraine to begin following a diplomatic forum in the Turkish city of Antalya, Reuters reported. “On the issue of Ukraine, our view is that both sides have reached the limits of what they can get by war. We think that it is time […]
Do you struggle to hear dialogue on TV? That may be because shows aren’t as balanced as they should be — explosions seem to take center stage over conversation. If you’re tired of cranking the volume to the max or turning on subtitles just to make out what’s being said on screen, you might consider […]
Germany’s metals industry trade union IG Metall said it supports the planned factory expansion of electric car manufacturer Tesla near Berlin and is calling for dialogue in the face of citizens’ concerns. Following a clear “no” vote in a public consultation in the municipality of Grünheide in Brandenburg, the union appealed to the company to […]